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F. A. GOELZ.

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APPLICATION FILED IAII. ls. I9I6.

LI 989257.. PfIIenIed Aug. 1,1916.

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/3 L/Ix' F. Av. GOELZ.

CONVERTIBLE CHIIIFI.

APPLICATION FILED JA'rI. I8. i916.

Patented Aug, I, 1916.

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@anim i fz ifi-Hi" CQMVRTIBLE ...ws-mmm Application filed January 18, 1916. Serial No. 72,738.

To ZZ Irfiom I? may mfom Be it known i'glizit L Fiumi; A. Goms, i citizen of thc United States, residing :it Keypoit, indie county of Monnioiili, Stilte of New Jersey, iiiive iniened oortiiin new eind iiseiiil iiiiproi'enions in Convertible iliziirs; and do hereby dechire the following to lie ii full, clear, :ind exiico description of die iiivenioii, siicli :is will enable others skilled in the ort to which it iippertziins to iiiiilie and use the szinie.

The present invention is directed to, iinproveiiieiits to convertible cliziirs :ind .more particularly to one which czin lie Convert-ed into several iisefiil iirtieies oi' iiriiiiiiire, suoli iis :i cour-,li7 stretcher or dressing; Staind 'ilie invention liiis for its objecb to provide :i cliziir of `this nzitiire ivliicli con be quioldy l iidiiisited for dil'ereni,,iiiirposos.

di. idiirglier object oil ilie invention to pro- `fide ii riiiiir of this iiii'tiire limiting coiiignriin ments for sioriig' rools or iii-lier snizill iricles, iis iiel' :is wou-ino; apparel.

A still fiir'i'liei: object oliblie iiiif'ention to provide novel iiieiins for holding izlie legs ol Jdie eliziir in iiieir operziireA or inoperative position.

iVi'Lli these :ind other objects iii Viewi this invention resides in 1clio noi'e: lieiiiires'of coiisriiciion, foriiizitioii, 'combination and orriiiigeiiienl; of psi-ts *io be liereiniiifteif'inore fully describeifl, claimed :ind illiisiriied in lie :iceon'ipzinyiiigf driiwiiifg, iii iyiiicli Figure 1 is :i perspeciivo View olif i-lie cliiiir ivlien used iis :i reclining? cliiiir. Fig; 9, is :i longitudinal. seeioniil View tli'eretliroiigli. Fig'. l is :i side elcviiioin showings; 'clio olniir in lise iis :i coni-ii. is :i bottoni plain View liereoi". Figi. 5 is :i `side eloviiiion of the cliiiir, showing tlie 'iililo extended when the cliiiir iised :is ii dressing siiiid. Fig. is :i top plain i'iew of Elie cliaiir .shown iii l lfigf. 5, und wil-li `Elie sent raised to better illustrate tlie comprirtiiion'l's. Fig'. 7 is ii lioitoiii plain View of il-ie rliiiir when VI'Llie legs :ire "folded, lilon S is ii, reni' View of tlie rliiiir wlieii tlie faible extended, Figi. 9 is :i

frugriiieniiry View of the door1 A '.l`iie cliziir voiiiprisos n liody i .vliicii is reciiigiiliir 'iii sliiipc rind lios pii'oiiilly con- Iiecicd to ille sides 2 thereof, Jclio loire-.r ends of the liars il, sziid mrs liiii'ini :itziclied tlioreo the liiick fl. livoiiilly connected to the lizirs :iro tlio ziriiis T 'ii'liieli iii'e. connected loy :i lmr l, sziid bnr lieiiigifiiiliiifed io liereto ii shaft l2, which has its ends jourV noled in tlie lower-ends o the bars 8, said slizif being provided with clamping nuts' 13, ivliereliy tlie ioot resil may be held in different iidjiisieil positions.

llixed riinsveisely o' olie body 3. is a strip il to wliicli is liiiiggedly connected 'the rear edge 'die seni, 15 which normally closes :Elie ioiwiird end of. the body il., said seni; loe ing' 'ooininon to the coiiioziri'iments l@ which iire 'oriiied by the partitions i7, Said compiirtiiiens serving to receive articles.

"it will be noted that die reiirmost porifi" tion 17 so divides 'olie body :is no provide :i Coliipzirziiiely iiirge ooiiipziriinent 18 which iiiiiy lio used for simi-ing articles of any le-- scriptionu fi table i9 'is provided and is adapted 'to slide on the iedfzes 2) i'oriiied on loe sides oi' tlie body, siiid cable 'wiieiifin its inoperiir tire position serres "i'o close die coiiipnrli" .nient ifilien the table is extended i'or use, alice friiine Q1 is swung downwardly so iis to siipport the rear end of the trible, said ironie being; formed from ai single picco of iiietiil lient so as to provide side @ii-nis iviiieli inive lieir upper ends benl: inwardly fo provide extensions L3. smid exei'isions lieinii liingedly connected to die pliies 24k wliicli sire ixed. to 'die table. The lower ends ol: the iirins422 terminate in coils @5 ii'liieli constitidei,ieetql sziiel coils boing con.

neeed by lie cross lizir 25.

The iiinis :iro provided with eyes 2i ii'liicn have iittaielied thereto the liiilis 28, said-links being adopted 15o have their free ends de- 'liiolizilily engage. folio pins 25) carried oy 'the sides of' zlie l'iilile lh :ind when engaged thus, lie 'iii-nine 21 will be iiiroperly lirnced to sustain lie Weight of 'the table 19. It is obvious liail, the l'riiiiie ciiii lic folded upon die ripper slirfiice of the liilile iflien -lie zibic is not 'iii use iiiid iis clearly sliown in Fig'. i of llic drawing.

Legs 230 :ire provided and have onofo ifniiiented lling., iii iili'llfn vlio als

their ends pivotally connected tothe sides 2 of the body, said legsv havingr supported in their free ends the-ends of the axles 31 on the outer ends ot' which are mounted rollers with casters. A

Mounted adpicent each cornerV ot the botl3:2,"oi it desired the legs niay be equipped ltoin 33 of the body are guides 2H in which are slidably ymounted bars-Si, the outer ends of'whicli being provided with handles 36. flt will be noted that when the bars 35 are in their extended positions, theyare engaged. by the legs 3 0, thus holding,r the lees in their. operative positions, but whenthe bars are withdrawnthe legs can. be swungl upwardly. This is only necessary when the device is to be'used as a stretcher and at whichtiine the .saine can be conveniently carried from place to place. 2Q

The innei' ends of the bars 235 *are connected by bars 37.. whereby .each pair ot bars can be simultaneously slid into their operative or inoperative position, and to v holdfthe bars 35 in their operative position 25.-

a pair of latch bars 38 is pivotally connected to the bottoni whereby said bai's can be l'ota'ted so that their ends will engage the bars t-lius holdinn their extended positions.. i

To onefot the bars 757 is pivotally connecteda latch Si) which is adapted to engage a keeper 40' onthe adjacent bar, wlicrebythe bars 35 may be held in their withdrawn 0iinoperative position. To vthe back 4 is hingedly connected -a door 41, which has attached thereto a niirror 427which may be secured in any'suitable manner.

-Froni'theoregoii'ig description it will be seen that a. cliai-r has been provided which @can be easily and quickly adjusted for different purposes, and one whichprovides means toi' storing articles of different der vthebars positively in' scription, such as tools or articles ot wea-ring apparel. y i

The door 41 has its inner surface provided with a .plurality ot' straps l2 which are .adapted to hold tools and the like; and as the bottoin of the body for engaging the legs to hold the sailie intheir operative positions, and pivoted hitch bars carried by the bottoni for engaging the bars, as and for the vpurpose set forth.

2. A chair ot' the class described, coniprisi'ngr a body, guides mounted on the botarsslidably engaged 1n the guides, spaced bars having their .endsv engaged with the ends of said bars, latch bars pivotally connected to the body andlbe-k tween the second nam-edA bars and adapted to have their ends engage-therewith for holding' Athe first named bars in their extended positions, legs pivotaliy connected to the. sides ofthe `body andadaptcd to engage the extended .l ends :of the bars, whereby said legs are held in inclined postionsto hold thebody in'an elevatedposition.4 I

In testimony whereof., I afix Ivnyisignctur'e, in' thepresencey of two Witnesses.l

FRANK A. Go`\ELz. Witnesses LUKE'B. MELEE, WILLIAM R. NEALf. 

